Lok Sabha polls 2019: Satta market bullish on NDA's return to power

Air strike after Pulwama terror attack has increased confidence

The satta bazaar, or the illegal betting market, is bullish on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) winning the upcoming general elections and forming a government for a second consecutive term. 

Sources in the satta market say the BJP’s prospects have improved after India carried out an air strike last month on a training camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammed inside Pakistan in retaliation for the Pulwama attack. Prior to the strike, bookies were expecting 200-230 seats for the BJP in the coming polls, for which they were offering 1:1 odds (Rs 1 win for every rupee bet). But